Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.09/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$115.09

57 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	124.38	615	13thin
Medium and Large 2	424	117.32	497	23
Medium and Large 3	461	106.89	493	21

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

115.09

—

AL average7 barns · 795 hd

117.58

−2.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,438	81.58	1,173	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	54.56	652	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	116.36/cwt	112.00–121.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.59/cwt	119.00–129.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	104.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	544	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	642.22/cwt	560.00–730.00	—	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	130.73/cwt	129.00–132.00	498	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.14/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	969.17/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	117.44/cwt	114.00–124.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.34/cwt	100.00–104.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	137.84/cwt	135.00–143.00	445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.12/cwt	103.00–107.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	124.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	408	7
Bulls	—	—	1,531	86.70/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,327	6
Bulls	—	—	1,344	76.46/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,028	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	54.56/cwt	54.00–55.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	109.01/cwt	105.00–112.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	679	6

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Sep 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 506Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 37Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	530	110.00–112.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	112.00–121.00	116.36
3	—	430	119.00–129.00	125.59
4	—	575	100.00	100.00
5	—	521	100.00–109.00	104.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00–128.00	124.05
3	—	428	140.00–144.00	141.66
7	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	129.00–132.00	130.73
8	—	323	135.00–143.00	137.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	114.00–124.00	117.44
2	—	360	120.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	106.00–108.00	107.00
7	—	327	122.00–126.00	124.70
2	—	628	100.00–106.00	102.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	523	100.00–104.00	102.34
4	—	331	110.00–120.00	115.19
8	—	473	103.00–107.00	105.12
4	—	440	105.00–112.00	109.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	560.00–730.00	642.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–975.00	892.14
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,010.00	969.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,531	85.00–88.00	86.70
6	—	1,344	73.00–79.00	76.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	54.00–55.00	54.56

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle